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PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (BBA) AND BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION WITH HONOURS [BBA (Hons)] DEGREESFOR STUDENTS IN 2012 OR LATER COHORTS

The B.B.A. programme requires students to complete 120 Modular Credits (MCs) to graduate. After completing at least 80 MCs worth of modules, students with a Cumulative Average Point (CAP) of 3.2 and above will be streamed into the BBA Honours programme, which requires 160 MCs to graduate.

When registering for modules, students are to note the prerequisites, which indicate the base of knowledge on which the subject matter of a particular module will be built. Before taking a module, students should complete any prerequisite module(s) listed for that particular module. Where prerequisites are specified, equivalent modules will also be accepted. If in doubt, students should consult the BBA Office regarding the acceptable equivalent prerequisite modules.

The degree requirements for the BBA programme and the BBA (Hons) programme are listed in Tables 1 and 2 below.

Table 1: BBA Programme Requirements

Modules

Modular Credits (MCs)

% OfTotal MC Requirement

University Level Requirements (Please refer to item 5 below for more information on University Level Requirements).

* Students who are not completing a Specialisation are required instead to complete 24 MCs of Business modules in any combinations of areas, consisting of at most 4 MCs at level-2000 and at least 20 MCs at level-3000 or above.

Table 2: BBA (Hons) Programme Requirements

Modules

Modular Credits (MCs)

% OfTotal MC Requirements

University Level Requirements (Please refer to item 5 below for more information on University Level Requirements).

* Students who are not completing a Specialisation are required instead to complete 24 MCs of Business modules in any combinations of areas, consisting of at most 4 MCs at level-2000 and at least 20 MCs at level-3000 or above.

*Students who have yet to read and pass this module will instead read the revised module MNO3333 Human Capital Management w.e.f. Semester 1 of AY2018/19 to fulfil the specialisation.

(D) Marketing

MKT2401**

Asian Markets and Marketing Management**

MKT3402

Consumer Behaviour

Plus any four Marketing specialisation elective modules (Out of the four modules, at most one can be a level 2000 marketing module)

**Students who have yet to read and pass this module will instead read the revised module MKT3401 Marketing Strategy: Analysis and Practice w.e.f. Semester 1 of AY2018/19 to fulfil the specialisation.

Students who wish to read two specialisations may use Unrestricted Elective Modules to freely complete a second Specialisation within the B.B.A. or B.B.A. (Hons.) programme. There is no entrance requirement (e.g. no CAP cut-off) for reading additional specialisations. No module can be double-counted for more than one specialisation. Students admitted into the university from 2007 onwards may read up to a max of 60mcs of level 1000 modules. Any level 1000 modules taken in excess of the 60MCs will not count towards the fulfillment of the degree requirements. For Polytechnic graduates, 12MCs of advanced placement credits (exemptions) awarded under Unrestricted Electives from work completed at the Polytechnic level, will NOT be counted against the 60mcs limit. Table 5 below lists the set of specialisation elective modules that a student may choose over and above the required specialisation modules listed in Table 4.

Table 5: Specialisation Elective Modules

Module Code

Module Title

(A) Finance - Any new level 3000/4000 modules with FINxxxx code that are not listed below can also count towards the Finance specialisation. However, do note that the Honours Dissertation replacement modules cannot be used towards the fulfillment of a specialisation requirements.

FIN3113

Financial Statement Analysis

FIN3115

International Financial Management

FIN3116

Options and Futures

FIN3117

Bank Management

FIN3118

Financial Risk Management

FIN3119

Risk and Insurance

*FIN3120

Topics in Finance

FIN3120B

Topics in Finance : Transaction Banking

FIN3120C

Topics in Finance : China's Capital Market

FIN3120D

Topics in Finance : Foreigh Exchange Trading

FIN3120E

Topics in Finance : Physical Commodity Markets and Assets

FIN3129

Independent Study Module in Finance

FIN3130

Financial Modelling

FIN3131

Fixed Income Securities

FIN3132

Value Investing Asia

*FIN3139

Independent Study Module in Finance

FIN4111

Research Methods in Finance

*FIN4112

Seminars in Finance

FIN4112G

Seminars in Finance: Private Equity

FIN4112H

Seminars in Finance: Investment Banking

FIN4112K

Seminars in Finance: Applied Portfolio Management

FIN4112L

Seminars in Finance: Corporate Governance nd Financial Policy

FIN4113

Personal Finance & Wealth Management

FIN4114

Private Equity & Investment Banking

FIN4119

Advanced Independent Study in Finance

FIN4120

Equity Research Seminar 1

FIN4121

Equity Research Seminar 2

*FIN4129

Advanced Independent Study in Finance

(B) Operations and Supply Chain Management - Any new level 3000/4000 modules with DSCxxxx code that are not listed below can also count towards the Operations and Supply Chain Management specialisation. However, do note that the Honours Dissertation replacement modules cannot be used towards the fulfillment of a specialisation requirements.

DSC3213

Strategic Information Systems

DSC3214

Introduction to Optimisation

DSC3215

Stochastic Models in Management

DSC3216

Forecasting for Managerial Decisions

*DSC3222

Topics in Operations & Supply Chain Management

DSC3223

Operations Strategy

DSC3224

Dynamic Pricing & Revenue Management

DSC3225

Project Management

DSC3226

Sustainable Operations Management

DSC3229

Independent Study in Ops & Supply Chain Management

*DSC3239

Independent Study in Ops & Supply Chain Management

*DSC4211

Seminars in Operations and Supply Chain Management

DSC4211G

Seminars in Operations & Supply Chain Management: Service Design

DSC4212

Managerial Decision Analysis

DSC4213

Analytical Tools for Consulting

DSC4214

Co-ordination & Flexibility in SCM

DSC4215

Data Visualisation & Actionable Intelligence

DSC4216

Business-Driven Technology

DSC4217

Advanced Analytics with R

DSC4219

Advanced Independent Study in Ops & Supply Chain Management

*DSC4229

Advanced Independent Study in Ops & Supply Chain Management

(C) Management -Any new level 3000/4000 modules with MNOxxxx code that are not listed below can also count towards the Management specialisation. However, do note that the Honours Dissertation replacement modules cannot be used towards the fulfillment of a specialisation requirements.

(D) Marketing - -Any new level 3000/4000 modules with MKTxxxx code that are not listed below can also count towards the Marketing specialisation. However, do note that the Honours Dissertation replacement modules cannot be used towards the fulfillment of a specialisation requirements.

* Depending on the specific topics/seminars offered, the module may be worth 1, 2, 3 or 4 MCs. ** TR are NOC modules. Any level 3000/4000 business modules that are not listed above can also be counted towards that particular specialisation according to the module prefixes e.g DSC, FIN, MNO and MKT. Core, essential and specialisation elective modules are worth four Modular Credits each unless otherwise stated. Additional elective modules of one, two or three Modular Credits may be introduced as and when necessary.

The dissertation requirement will be offered in two tracks: a more research oriented track that will focus on theoretical and empirical research at an appropriate level, and a more applied version that focuses on the application of theory to managerial and business issues. The dissertation topic must be within the student's area of specialisation.

The dissertation requirement may be met by 12 MCs of level 4000 business modules, with at least 8 MCs from the student's area of specialisation. Honours students have to take another 40 MCs worth of modules that will include an Honours Dissertation (12 MCs), compulsory Field Service Project (8 MCs) and another 20 MCs of Unrestricted Elective requirements. (Please see the BBA (Hons.) Programme table above for details)

For more information on Honours dissertation and Field service project, please click on the links below:

The University Level Requirement (ULR) is a graduation requirement which comprises General Education aimed to connect disciplinary knowledge and perspectives with the skills needed for lifelong learning beyond the university.

For cohort 2016/17 onwards: All students are required to read and pass five General Education (GE) modules, one from each pillar:

Human Cultures

Asking Questions

Quantitative Reasoning

Singapore Studies

Thinking and Expression

Students are strongly encouraged to complete the GE modules within the first two years of their candidature

For 2015/16 cohort : All students are required to read and pass five General Education (GE) modules, one from each of the 4 pillars, and a fifth from any of the 4 pillars:

Human Cultures

Quantitative Reasoning

Singapore Studies

Thinking and Expression

Students are strongly encouraged to complete the GE modules within the first two years of their candidature.

Students may take any modules to fulfil the "Unrestricted Elective Modules". That is, they may take modules offered by the School of Business and/or modules offered outside the School to fulfil this requirement.

The School has been organising seminars and workshops to help students prepare for the working world. They will learn job search strategies, resume writing, interviewing skills, understanding one's strengths and job motivations, networking techniques as well as business etiquette and corporate dressing. Such training is now offered to all business students as the BFS1001 Personal Development & Career Management and BFS2001 Personal Development & Career Management modules.